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Are Syria’s first post-Assad elections strengthening or weakening democracy?

Syria's first parliamentary elections since the fall of Bashar al-Assad have sparked criticism for how they were run. The election was seen as a key step in the shift away from the al-Assad regime, but one that has sparked concerns about inclusivity and fairness under the country's new leaders.…

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The three reasons why the Turkey-Syria earthquake was so devastating

More than 4,000 people have died after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck Turkey and Syria. Why was it so deadly?

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Airstrike on Syria jail kills 39

At least 39, but up to 51 people are believed to have been killed in an airstrike on a Syrian jail.

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76,000 killed in Syria war in 2014

A monitoring group says more than 76,000 people were killed in Syria's conflict in 2014, including more than 3500 children.

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Australians detained in Syria camps face 'sheer obliteration' of human rights, UN says

United Nations experts have warned that some Australian citizens held in camps in northeast Syria are facing conditions that could “meet the standard of torture”.

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Australian women, children related to IS members from Syria are on their way to Sydney

A group of Australian women and children held in detention in north-east Syria have taken the first steps to return home.

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Syria's Nusra Front breaks with al-Qaeda

Nusra Front says it is cutting its ties with al-Qaeda to stop the United States and Russia from attacking Syrians.

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Syria may be preparing for another chemical attack, US says

The United States warned Syria's leadership against staging a chemical weapons attack after Washington detected what appeared to be active preparations at a Syrian airfield used for such an attack in April, US officials say.

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Australian jihadist reportedly captured in final IS stronghold in Syria

An Australian-born jihadist, Mahir Absar Alam, 26, has reportedly been captured by the forces who overran the so-called Islamic State's last enclave in Syria last week.

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Fears of Syria sectarian tensions downplayed after attack in Melbourne

Senior figures in Melbourne's Islamic community are moving to allay fears of sectarian violence, after a Syrian man said he was threatened at gunpoint in his shop.

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